John 16:4-7

• [Joh 16:7] Our Blest Redeemer, Ere He Breathed

  Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed His tender last farewell, A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed With us to dwell. He came in semblance of a dove, With sheltering wings outspread, The holy balm of peace and love On earth to shed. He came in tongues of living flame To teach, convince, subdue, All powerful as the wind He came As viewless too. He came sweet influence to impart, A gracious, willing Guest, While He can find one humble heart Wherein to rest. And His that gentle voice we hear, Soft as the breath of even, That checks each fault, that calms each fear, And speaks of Heav’n. And every virtue we possess, And every conquest won, And every thought of holiness, Are His alone. Spirit of purity and grace, Our weakness, pitying, see: O make our hearts Thy dwelling place And worthier Thee.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

John 16:16-22

• [Joh 16:17] Little While, A

  Oh, for the peace that floweth as a river, Making life’s desert places bloom and smile; Oh, for the faith to grasp “Heav’n’s bright forever,” Amid the shadows of earth’s “little while.” “A little while” for patient vigil keeping, To face the storm and wrestle with the strong; “A little while” to sow the seed with weeping, Then bind the sheaves and sing the harvest song. “A little while” the earthen pitcher taking, To wayside brooks, from far off fountains fed; Then the parched lip its thirst forever slaking Beside the fullness of the Fountainhead. “A little while” to keep the oil from failing, “A little while” faith’s flick’ring lamp to trim; And then the Bridegroom’s coming footsteps hailing, We’ll haste to meet Him with the bridal hymn.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Joh 16:18] To Thee, O Comforter Divine

  To Thee, O Comforter divine, For all Thy grace and power benign, Sing we Alleluia! To Thee, whose faithful love had place In God’s great covenant of grace, Sing we Alleluia! To Thee, whose faithful voice doth win The wandering from the ways of sin, Sing we Alleluia! To Thee, whose faithful power doth heal, Enlighten, sanctify, and seal, Sing we Alleluia! To Thee, whose faithful truth is shown, By every promise made our own, Sing we Alleluia! To Thee, our Teacher and our Friend, Our faithful Leader to the end, Sing we Alleluia! To Thee, by Jesus Christ sent down, Of all His gifts the sum and crown, Sing we Alleluia! To Thee, who art with God the Son And God the Father ever One, Sing we Alleluia!

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  source: Cyberhymnal